Paidushko horo

Paidushko horo ( _bg. Пайдушко хоро; _mk. Пајдушко оро, "Pajduško oro", _tr. Payduşka Dansı) is a folk dance in 5 beats divided 2+3 ("quick-slow"). Like many other Bulgarian and Macedonian folk dances, each region or village has its own version of the dance. It is traditionally a men's dance, but in modern times it is sometimes performed by women.

The dance starts moving right with a series of four lift-steps, followed by moving left: crossing the right foot in front of the left, transferring the weight onto the right foot while moving the left foot to the right (this is the characteristic movement of this dance, and is done four times). The dancers next move backwards using a series of four lift-steps.

A number of variations can be seen among individual dancers. For example, instead of moving left with the right foot always crossing in front, a front and back pattern can be used, resulting in a basic grapevine step. When moving backwards, the lift steps can be replaced by scissor-steps, often ending with a pas-de-basque step.

A common version of this dance is Yambolsko Paidushko Horo (yahm-bohl-sko pie-doosh-ko). [http://www.folkdance.com/miller/list.php?option=alpha&aval=y&er=1000]

ee also

*International folk dance
* [http://www.evansvillefolkdancers.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/pajdusko.mp3 Pajdusko(Balkan Guzeli)]
* [http://www.balgocizmir.org.tr/files/icerik/Balkan_Guzeli.zip Pajdusko(Balkan Guzeli)Turkish lyrics]